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The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University is thrilled to announce the launch of teachingchildrenphilosophy.org, the new digital home for Thomas Wartenberg’s amazing collection of children’s literature modules.

Each book module allows educators of y..

Another print version of The Prindle Post is out now. This time, editor of..

Our mission at the Prindle Institute for Ethics is to foster ethics education, dialogue, and research. We spend our days discussing questions that expand our understanding of morality, our own values, and the values of the communities we live in..

Beloved Hillman intern Luka Ignac was awarded the 2020 Ferid Murad Medal from DePauw University in May 2020. Ignac was awarded this medal for his many intellectual achievements while a student at DePauw: “As a first-year student, Luka Ignac initiated DePauw’s Model Uni..

All Prindle Institute events previously scheduled for the spring semester and the summer have been cancelled in order to limit employee exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19 and encourage social distancing.

Here are the parts of the official message from DePauw Uni..

[Please note that this event has been cancelled due to concerns about the COVID-19 virus.]

From March 2-19 at the Prindle Institute, the public is invited to view “Let Me Be Myself,” an Anne Frank Stichting (Foundation) Exhibition. Read This

The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University is thrilled to announce that we’ve partnered with Thomas Wartenberg to keep the important work of Teaching Children Philosophy accessible online. The Prindle Insti..

When US News and World Report created its 2020 Best Colleges Rankings, it noted the Prindle Institute for Ethics as one of the factors that make DePauw Universi..

The Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University is partnering with Harvard, Stanford and the University of South Florida on an effort to examine how ethics is taught in colleges and universities across the U.S.

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Author and education consultant Maggie Schein is joining the Prindle Institute for Ethics as its newest writer in residence. Her two-year residency, which begins July 1, will be supported by a $100,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation...

The Prindle Institute made a strong showing at the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) annual conference, playing a role in a variety of conference activities and providing students with opportunities to rub shoulders with e..

Tucker Sechrest has joined the Prindle Institute as a visiting editorial fellow. Most recently a contract editor of The Prindle Post – a post he will co..

When Andrew Cullison set up a Prindle Institute for Ethics booth at the 2018 National High School Model UN conference, he found himself being asked the same question over and over: “What’s ethics?” As bright as the high school students att..

On February 21, renowned scholar Dr. Thomas E. Wartenberg is coming to Greencastle to assist approximately 22 Putnam County K-5 educators with exploring techniques for teaching philosophy and ethics to children.

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From July 9-13 the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics hosted Express C.A.M.P., a summer enrichment program for local first- through fifth-graders. Over 60 Putnam County students participated in the week-long camp. While this was not the first ti..

On September 6, Tarana Burke, Founder of the “me, too.” movement, came to DePauw University. Speaking before an audience of nearly 1,000 at Kresge Auditorium, Burke told students about her background and described pivotal moments in her life..

On Saturday, August 25, the Prindle Institute for Ethics hosted its annual Prindlepalooza event. This was the seventh installment of the event and with over 560 attendees, it was by far the best-attended Prindlepalooza.

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Professor Jessica Mejia is the Prindle Institute’s new Nancy Schaenen Visiting Scholar for 2018-2019. In her capacity as the Schaenen Scholar, Professor Mejia will also serve as the inaugural Assistant Director for Academic Services at the Pri..

Patricia (Patti) A. Stauffer, MS has been appointed Executive Director of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE). In addition to her role as Executive Director for APPE, Stauffer wil..

“Representing Disability” was the focus of this year’s undergraduate ethics symposium at the Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University on April 19 and 20, 2018. The symposium featured three keynote talks addressing the ethics of re..

Tarana Burke, the woman behind the viral 2017 TIME Person of the Year-winning ‘me too.’ Movement, will be the 2018 Dorothy Garrett Martin Lecturer on Ethics and Values. This lecture series is hosted by The Janet Prindle Institute for..

The competition was fierce – but collegial – at the First Annual Summer High School Ethics Bowl Competition. Polytechnic School from Pasadena, California took home first prize using a winning combination of courteousness and incisive argumentation. Sixteen teams fr..